When I harvested my garlic I missed some bulbs. They have now sprouted and are about 4" tall. Can I separate them ,protecting roots, and replant them?
I had a few I missed last year when I harvested and this year they were just as nice as the single cloves I so diligently planted and spaced 4" apart. My guess is to not move them, but if you try you will know for the next time, too.
My guess is to simply leave them where they are if you want to grow them. If you do not want to grow them, then I would dig them up and then either let them dry-out or eat them. I would choose for the latter, as the bulb has already been taxed (by virtue of the fact that they have already sent up shoots). Of course as the delightful Mizz C suggests-- if you do try and transplant them at the least you will know for the next time whether it will work well for you there or not. Carolyn is really quite an experienced veggie gardener.
I just leave all I don`t need. They will die back in winter, wouldn`t hurt to mulch them a bit. In spring they will come up again. If the weather is not too cold in your area they might naturalize and start multiplying.
I have a notion that garlic does well on it's own. I have difficulty ridding the flower gardens of the scapes I threw there years ago.
